Current Affairs

GK MCQs Section

Page-78 of UPSC Mains Questions

Explain how are green crackers better than the conventional crackers.

Green Crackers are environmentally friendly fireworks that can help to reduce the air pollution caused by traditional firecrackers. These have been developed by the Council of Scientific and...

September 22, 2023

What are the historical and emerging challenges in the fight against terrorism? In view of India’s upcoming UNSC Presidency, examine the possible areas of action to boost international anti-terror efforts?

The UN Security Council’s Counter-Terrorism Committee recently held a special meeting in India (CTC).  It addressed the overriding issue of “countering the exploitation of new and developing technology...

September 22, 2023

What is Aditya-L1 mission? Discuss its objectives and importance.

Aditya-L1 is the India’s first dedicated scientific mission, which aims to send a satellite to study the dynamics of sun’s chromosphere. The mission is a joint venture between...

September 21, 2023

�What are your views on the �on tap� license released for the small finance banks?

The recent review on the performance of small finance banks has unveiled that all the priority sector targets allotted to them have been achieved and they have completely...

September 21, 2023

“Decolonization was not an instantaneous process but a complex series of events.” Examine the varying paths to independence taken by colonial countries post-World War II.

Decolonization after World War II involved a diverse array of pathways to independence for colonized nations, shaped by a combination of international pressures, nationalist movements, and colonial policies....

September 21, 2023

Indian economy presents a paradox of high savings rate with low-income and high savings rate with low growth rate. Analyse.

Economy requires capital formation for its growth. Indian economic growth has been slow due to lack of capital formation. Capital formation is achieved through savings (domestic or individual),...

September 20, 2023

India has joined new phase as it joined top outbound FDI club. Examine.

In 2018, India bagged the tenth rank as the largest recipient of FDI. The inflows of FDI have grown by 6 percent. As per the latest World Investment...

September 20, 2023

Examine the India wide trends in Agricultural Credit Outstandings.

As per the information provided by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) under the Right to Information (RBI) act, the following observations can be made: Nine states have...

September 20, 2023

Imports from China has led to curbed capacity creation and utilisation, India needs to address this malaise for economic revival. Comment.

China has seen an extraordinary success story of industrialisation and is the biggest beneficiary of globalisation. India and China had the same per capita income In 1991 —...

September 20, 2023

Role of Indo-Pacific

The word “Into-Pacific” has become a popular term in recent times which has been interpreted differently by various countries in vision document. The global engines of economic growth...

September 20, 2023

Archives

E-Books

States PSC General Studies

Latest in Hindi